Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Afrosalsola
Species: Afrosalsola divaricata
Subspecies: Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata

Name

Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata (Schousb.) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 4 (2024)

• Type: Morocco: "In insula ad portum urbis Mugadore. Julio." P.K.A. Schousboe s.n. - Holotype: C C10000495.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola verticillata Schousb., Iagttag. Vextrig. Marokko 123. (1800)
• Homotypic
  • Seidlitzia verticillata (Schousb.) Iljin, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 88. (1954)
  • Darniella verticillata (Schousb.) Brullo, Webbia 38: 308. (1984)
  • Salsola oppositifolia var. verticillata (Schousb.) Moq., Prodr. 13(2): 185. (1849)
  • Salsola longifolia var. verticillata (Schousb.) Ball, Spic. Moroc. 647. (1878)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Morocco References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Akhani, H., Abdullahi, H. & Rudov, A. 2024. Afrosalsola (Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae), an intermediate C3-C4 lineage from NW Africa and the Canary Islands, and some new combinations in African species of Caroxylon and Soda. Mediterranean Botany 45(2), e94654. DOI: 10.5209/mbot.94654 Reference page. 
• Ball, J. 1878. Spicilegium florae Maroccanae (extracted from Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 16). London: Taylor & Francis. BHL Reference page. 
• Brullo, S. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. 
• Iljin, M.M. 1954. De genere Seidlitzia Bge. Notae criticae. Botanicheskie Materialy Gerbariya Botanicheskogo Instituta Imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii Nauk SSSR (Notulae Systematicae ex Herbario Instituti Botanici V.L. Komarovii Academiae Scientiarum URSS) 16: 86–93. Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Salsolaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 41–219. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. 
• Schousboe, P.K.A. 1800. Iagttagelser over vextriget i Marokko. Förste Stykke. Kjöbenhavn; K.H. Seidelin. Hathitrust Reference page. 

Additional references

• Akhani, H., Edwards, G. & Roalson, E.H. 2007. Diversification of the Old World Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Sets and a Revised Classification. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931–956. DOI: 10.1086/518263 ResearchGate Reference page. : 946.
• Uotila, P. 2011+. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. verticillata. Published online. Accessed: 21. May 2025. Reference page.